Container for garbage-cans.



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CONTAINER FOR GARBAGE CANS. APPLICATION men NOV. 30. 1914.

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CONTAINER FOR GARBAGE CANS.

AFPLICATLON FILED Nov. 30. 1914.

Patented May 23,1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAP" co., wASmNd'rnN, D. C.

G. VALENTINE.

CONTAINER FOR GARBAGE CANS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30. 1914.

Patented May 23,1916.

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G-ORD'ON VALENTINE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

conrninnn non GARBAGE-CANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Application filed November 30,- 1914. Serial No. 874,916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GORDON VALENTINE,

is a description, reference being bad .to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which corresponding characters of reference in the different figures indicate like parts.

The object of my invention is to provide a container for garbage cans and other receptacles for the temporary holding of garbage and other waste, which device shall be so constructed as to normally shield'the can or receptacle from sight, while rendering its manipulation easy andsimple.

I accomplish said object in the manner hereinafter more particularly described and definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of a device embody ing the features of my invention, the same being taken upon the line 1-, Fig. 3, viewed in the direction of the arrow there shown. Fig. 2 is a section taken upon the line 2, Fig. 4, showing the parts in reversed positions, from those indicated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan'view taken upon the line 3, Fig. 1, viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4: is a plan view taken upon the line 4L, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 1s a sectional view in plan taken upon the line 5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a like sectional vlew taken upon the line 6, Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a sectional view in detail taken upon the line 7, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a section taken upon the line 8, Fig. 5, viewed in the direction of the arrow there shown and Fig. 9 1s a vertical section taken upon the line 9, Fig.

4, viewed as indicated by the arrow there shown.

Referring tothe drawings, 1 indicates a wall, such, for example, as the rear wall of an apartment building,;inwhich is formed.

a recess, preferably rectangular in shape, having a metal lining or facing 2,- rigidly secured thereto to form a casing'for the movable parts hereinafter described. Rigidly attached to the bottom of the casing 2, 1s an upwardly projecting pivot stud 3, Figs. 1, 2,

6 and 8, preferably provided with a ball upon its upper end, adapted to enter a socket in a bearing-plate 4:, riveted to a oncular tilting table or bottom member 5. Said tilting table is provided with diametrically disposed trunnions 6, 6, Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 8, which are passed through bores'in the walls of a vertically disposed, semi-cylindrical casing or shield 7, which is supported upon said trunnions. The part 5 serves as a bottom for said casing which is provided with a top memberS, rigidly attached thereto, httVlIlg an upwardly projecting tubular p vot member 9 in vertical axial alinement with the pivot stud 3. A depending pivot stud 10, also in axial alinement with the stud 3, is rigidly attached to the upper wallof the casing 2, and adapted to enter the tube 9, to serve as a supporting bearing therefor. The casing 7 is cut away as shown at 11, F igs. 1 to 4 inclusive, in a vertical plane parallel tothe plane of the axis of the trunnions 6, the line of said cut-away portion being'substantially flush with the outer face of the wall 1, when said casing is in the position shown in Fig. 4. Flanges 12 12 are also formed upon thecasing 6 in alinement.

with the outer face of the wall for the purpose ofjclosing the openings at the sides of said casing.

It is apparent from the foregoing that Rigidly attached to the bottom memberi 5, y are upwardly extending positioning flanges 13 and 14: which representarcs of a circle eccentric to the axis of the casing 7, the flanges 13 being nearer to theperiphery of the part 5 than the flange 14. The tilting-member5 is intended to serve as a support for a portable garbage-can 15, the

diameter of which can is less than that of the circles described by said arcs. It followstherefore,that the center of gravity oflsaid can, as positioned by said flanges, willalways be such as to tend to tilt the member 5, together with: the can, toward the opening in said revoluble casing, in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter described. t t Arest, which may consist of a block 16,

Figs. 1, 2 and 6,- is located at the rear and at the bottom of the wall recess, to support the part 5min a horizontal position when the opening of the casing is turned in that direction.

Inclined semi-circular rests 17 are -extended from the vertical plane of the pivotprevent it from falling out.

stud 3," wh'ich parallel "with the "fewest the wall, to the outer edge of said wall, Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8, for the" purpose of 'tem-' porarily supporting the bottom member 5,

when 1n a tilted position as-represented in Fig. 2. A friction roller 18, is also supported in'a suitable bracket 19 for thepurpose hereinafter stated. 7

The casing 7, is intended to make half of arevolutionrupon its axis; and while it may .be actuated enti'rely hand, I prefer to accomplish the movementautomatioally to the extent of providing means for maintaining it in or returning it to a predetermined, normal position. To this end, I provide the following described mechanism: Attached to the topof :the casing near to its periphery and near toithe cut-away portion 11, is a stud 18?, Figs. 1, 3 and A, to which is secured a, cord 19"*, shown alsoin Figs. 2 and- 9. Said cordistrained over a pulley 20, attached to the top and in' the cover of the casing. A weight 21, is suspended from said cord which acts to hold the casing normally in the position shown in Fig.3. A like stud 22, Figs. 2, 3 and i, is'attached to, and extended upwardly in like manner from the topof said casing, tolwhich is secured an operating cord 23,

. the latter-being trained around a. pulley 2a,

which is secured to the flange-12. A depend ing stop. 25, Figs.-1 and 2, is attached to the'under side of the casing 8, to engage the upper edge of the receptacle when.

the latter is tilted as shown in Fig. 2, to

The operation of said apparatus is-asfollows: The casing 7 is held by means of the weight 21, in the normalposition shown in Figs. 1 and 3 with the open part of said casing within the recess of the wall. Upon pulling the cord 23, the casing is caused to rotate upon its axis until its open part is completely reversed asshown inFigs. 2 and 4. They garbage-holdlng receptacle 15, 1s

then-placed in position upon the tilting bottom5, and the cord 23, released, when the casing is returned to its normal position through the action of the'weight 21 It will be noted that when the casing is inits-normal or closed position,the cord 19 leads in a straight line from the pulley to the'stud 18 to hold it closed, the weight resting upon the bottom of the recess; but when the cord 23is' actuated the cord 19 is caused to engage with the stud 22, as shown in Fig. 4, thus tending to reverse the movement of the casing from an open to a closed position by pulling upon the stud 22 until said closure is nearly completed when-the pull is again transferred directly to 'the stud 18*. A knot or ball-26, Figsal and3, isformed upon the cord 23 to limit its inward movement.

Vllhen the casing is opened, the garbage can .55; is a e to il fbrwa jd," a's,..'sh0 n i Fig. aina'smuch "as itscenterof gravity is then slightly forward of the axis of the tilting bottom'.5.' Said bottom is brought to a rest however against the inclined stops 17, andheld in such position, thereby enabling waste to be thrown into the receptacle 15 Inasmuch as the casing is normally in closed position,it, follows that the garbage receptacle with its contents is protected and entirely hidden from view. exceptwhile being filled or emptied. W

The sanitary and other advantages of the device are too obviousto require special mention I do not Wish to be limitedto the exact constructionshown inasmuch as'it may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, it is obvious that the bottom within the rotary closure or pivoted casing may be rigid in which case the garbage receptacle may be inserted and removed by merely sliding it in and out as if supported upon a horizontal shelf, but I prefer the tilting feature'for obvious reasons.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: I

1. A closure for receiving and shielding a portable receptacle, comprising, in combi nation, amain stationary closure having a side open ng therem of predetermlned Width, a casing plvotally mounted withm said main closure said .casin .bein su ported at bottomand top upon a central. vertical axis, the diameter of said casing being greater than the width of the opening.

in said main closure andhaving a side opening thereinadapted to register with that in said main closure when said casing, is in an abnormal position, andmeans for sup porting a portable. receptacle within said casing. 2. A closure for receiving and shieldinga portable receptacle, comprising in combina:

tion, a main stationary closure having 'a side opening therein ofpredetermined width, a casing pivotally mounted wlthin said main closure, said casing being supported at bottom} and top upon a .centraljvertical axis,

the diameter of said casingfbeing greater than the "width of the opening 1n said main closure' and having .a side-opening therein adapted toregister with that of said main closure when said casing is in an abnormal position, means for supp'ortingfa portable receptacle within said'casing and means for yieldingly; maintaining said casing in a normal position with said opening out of registration with that of said main'closure. 8. A closure for receiving and shielding a portable receptacle, comprismg mcombination, a main stationary closure having a side openlng therem of predetermined width,

a casing pivotallymounted within said main closure, said casing being supported at botm i ail a as ra Wi se a s the diameter of said casing being greater than the width of the opening in said main closure and having a side opening therein adapted to register with that in said main closure when said casing is in an abnormal position, and tilting means for supporting a portable receptacle within said casing.'

4:. A closure for receiving and shielding a portable receptacle, comprising, in combination, a main stationary closure having a side opening therein of predetermined width, a casing pivotally mounted within said main closure, said casing being supported at bottom and top upon a central vertical axis, the diameter of said casing being greater than the width of the opening in said main closure and having a side opening therein adapted to register with that in said main closure when said casing is in an abnormal position, tilting means for supporting a portable receptacle within said casing and means for restoring said tilting means to a normal positionin a substantially horizontal plane when the opening in said casing is out of registration with that of said main casing. e

5. A closure for receiving and shielding a portable receptacle, comprising a casing mounted upon a vertical axis within a recess, said casing and recess respectively having openings therein adapted to register when said casing is turned upon its axis to a predetermined abnormal position and tilting means within said casing adapted to tilt the same forward toward said opening when said casing is in an abnormal position;

6. A closure of the type described comprising a casing mounted upon a vertical axis within a stationary closure open at one side, said casing and stationary closure respectively having openings therein adapted Copies of this patent may be obtained for an abnormal position and means for limiting the tilting movement of said support.

7. A device of the character described in which is combined a casing mounted'upon a vertical axis within a stationary closure 7 open at one side, said casing and stationary closure respectively having openings therein adapted to register when said casing is in an abnormal position, a pivoted member within said casing for the support of a portable container, said support being arranged to tilt toward said opening when said casing is in an abnormal'position and means for restoring said member to a normal position by the act of closing said casing.

8. A closure for receiving and shielding a portable receptacle, comprising a casing mounted upon a vertical axis within a recess, said casing and recess respectively having openings adapted to register when said casing is turned upon its axis to a predetering said casing in a closed position and a pull-cord for turning said casing upon its pivot against the gravitating tendency of said weight.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribingewitnesses, this 25th day of November, 1914.

GORDON VALENTINE;

Witnesses:

DAVID H. FLETCHER, LESLIE W. FRIOKE.

five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O.

mined position, a cord and weight for hold- 

